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About Sujapur Village

Sujapur is a mid sized village in Khargram tehsil, in the district of Murshidabad, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 686, made up of 330 males and 356 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,079 females per 1000 males. The village covers 239.62 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 742147, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sujapur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sujapur village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Murshidabad
Tehsil Khargram
Pincode 742147
Area (hectares) 239.62 hectares
Population 686
Male Population 330
Female Population 356
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,079
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Sujapur compares

By the 2011 count Sujapur is the 109th largest of the 138 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,981 residents. Its 239.62 hectares work out to about 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 954.

Getting to Sujapur

Sujapur is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Sujapur as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Sujapur from other places

Sujapur lies about 31 km from Murshidabad, and the nearest railway station is Lohapur, about 3.2 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Sujapur
Nearest railway station Lohapur 3.2 km
Nearest town Nalhāti 17 km
Tehsil headquarters Khargram 29 km
District headquarters Murshidabad 31 km

Villages closest to Sujapur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Khargram tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

Common questions about Sujapur

As per the Census of India 2011, Sujapur village had a population of 686. That makes it the 109th largest of the 138 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,981 residents.

Sujapur village has 330 males and 356 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sujapur has about 1079 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 954.

The pincode recorded for Sujapur is 742147. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sujapur covers 239.62 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Sujapur falls under Khargram tehsil of Murshidabad district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Sujapur is Lohapur, about 3.2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Sujapur.

Sujapur is about 31 km from Murshidabad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sujapur is in Khargram tehsil of Murshidabad district. Lohapur is about 3.2 km away. Nalhāti is about 17 km away. Khargram is about 29 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dangapara (1.5 km), Barar (3.9 km) and Manikpur (4.9 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Sujapur today is likely to be higher.

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